All tagged Doubt

He has Risen, and even Behind our Locked Doors Jesus Comes to Us!

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotion, Easter, Gospel

It is Easter morning, and by government decree many of us are locked in our homes. We are much like the apostles who were sequestered in Jerusalem for fear of what might happen to them. First Jesus sent word to them to meet Him in Galilee, and then when they didn’t believe He appeared to them personally by miraculously entering the bolted room they were hiding in. Today we are locked in our homes, but not out of disbelief. This morning Jesus will come to us wherever we are at, and He will likewise send us into the world with His gospel.

Are We Going to the Circus, or Answering the Call of God?

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotion, Faithfulness

When following our faith becomes hard, the direction that scripture is taking us becomes a puzzle, or the lure of the world becomes too strong, are we tempted to walk away from our faith? It is one thing to be tempted, because Satan will tempt, but it is quite another to respond to that temptation. God has called us to Him through Jesus much as we choose our friends, because He is confident that we will not desert Him. Are we truly called to Him, or just following the crowd?

Stand Aside, and let God Rescue You

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotion, Deliverance, Rescue

When we are facing evil, and ruthless, people, what does God require for us to do to secure or deliver ourselves from them? The answer comes back to us in the form of a single word... nothing. Our God is perfectly capable of dealing with those who come against us, and that is indeed His promise. Our task in all of this is to love Him, believe in Him, lean on Him, and praise Him in His victory.

Faith, and the Story of the two “Ifs”.

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotion, Faithfulness, Doubt

Have you ever questioned the ability of God, or Jesus Christ? Before you say “No”, with some amount of emphasis, think about it further. Was there ever a time when you said to God in prayer “If you can do this”, or perhaps said to a friend “if God sees fit to do this for me, then...”? Well, as we speak and pray there are many applications of the word “if” made in our prayers and conversations regarding God, but we should be very careful because that word reveals our doubt.

The Fat Tires of Faith, and the Temptation of a Modern World

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotion, Maintaining Faith

If we lose our faith in God then we most certainly will lose it in His Son Jesus. When we lose confidence in God’s ability to provide for us, or save us in times of trouble, then how can we say that we believe in the Son who’s strength and power comes from Him? Our eternal life, and everyday blessings come from the Father, and we stone His heart with the hardness of our disbelief.

The Silence, Whisper, Voice, and SHOUT, of Affirmation in God

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotion, Aging In Faith, Doubt

Affirmation is something we all need from time to time. Do you ever find that you begin to question something that you once felt so certain about? Do you need some time alone with your spouse so that you can rekindle your love, or maybe you feel that the profession you once thought was so perfect for you, might not be after all... you just don’t know? Well, how about your faith; are there times of questioning it as well?

Prayer and Faith... is it a question of the Chicken and the Egg?

Richard Forbes
Daily Devotion, Doubt, Prayer, Christian, Faith

Do you want to improve your prayer life, to pray in joy, to pray without ceasing, or to find the ear of God with your words... but try as you might you fall short of during your attempts? Do you find yourself going through the motions as you retreat to your prayer closet only to return empty and unsatisfied? Perhaps the problem isn’t in your praying at all... perhaps it is in your faith.

Ripping out the Dimmer Switch on our Prayers

Richard Forbes
Prayer, Fullness of God, Daily Devotion, Power, Christian

Do you know that the fullness of God is available to you? Has anyone ever prayed for you and asked that you be granted spiritual power? Has someone asked in prayer that Jesus dwell within you and that you be filled with the fullness of God? Well if we are to follow in the example set by the Apostle Paul then that prayer should be prayed, because this is precisely what he prayed for all those at the church in Ephesus... Pastors, Deacons, and Saints, pray for your churches today!

God’s Calling, and Kicking the Boots of our Fear

Richard Forbes
Help, Daily Devotion, Reassurance, God’s Calling, Christian, Fear, Doubt

Has God asked you to do something hard? Did you answer “Yes Father”, and now you find yourself at that place where He has called? You are close now, and are facing the reality, and terror of it. This is the moment of fear, and this is the time when we must pray as though we were in Gethsemane. When God reveals the fullness of what He has asked of us, and suddenly we find that the nobleness of saying “Yeah” has worn off, we must ultimately face our fear and doubt. It is in this moment that we realize we cannot face this alone, but that even so, it must be done.